Summary: Federal lawsuit challenging public transportation carry bans in Illinois as unconstitutional under the Second Amendment.

Plaintiffs: Benjamin Schoenthal, Mark Wroblewski, Joseph Vesel, and Douglas Winston

Defendants: Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul, DeKalb County State's Attorney Rick Amato, DuPage County State's Attorney Robert Berlin, Cook County State's Attorney Kimberly Foxx, and Lake County State's Attorney Eric Rinehart

Litigation Counsel: David Sigale

Docket: N.D. IL case no. 3:22-cv-50326 | CourtListener Docket

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Key Events & Filings:

• 2024-9-4: Motion To Stay Judgment Pending Appeal
• 2024-8-30: Memorandum Opinion and Order
• 2024-7-12: Plaintiffs’ Supplemental Brief in Response to Defendants’ Supplemental Briefs Regarding Expert Reports
• 2024-6-28: The State Parties’ Supplemental Briefing Relating to Defendants’ Supplemental Expert Reports
• 2024-6-27: Defendant Foxx’s Supplemental Expert Brief
• 2024-4-17: Defendant Foxx’s Reply in Support of Motion for Summary Judgement
• 2024-4-17: State Parties’ Reply Memorandum in Further Support of Their Motion for Summary Judgment
• 2024-4-17: Plaintiffs’ Combined Reply in Support of Their Motion for Summary Judgment and in Response to Defendants’ Oppositions to Plaintiffs’ Motion for Summary Judgment
• 2024-3-25: Plaintiffs’ Combined Opposition to Defendants’ Cross-motions for Summary Judgment
• 2024-3-25: Defendant Foxx’s Response in Opposition to Plaintiffs’ Motion for Summary Judgement
• 2024-3-25: State Parties’ Opposition to Plaintiffs’ Motion for Summary Judgment
• 2024-1-29: Plaintiffs’ Motion for Summary Judgment
• 2024-1-29: Defendant Foxx’s Motion for Summary Judgment
• 2024-1-29: State Parties’ Motion for Summary Judgment
• 2023-12-13: Order
• 2023-11-14: Defendant’s Reply in Support of Her Motion to Stay Proceedings
• 2023-11-7: Plaintiffs’ Opposition to Defendant’s Motion to Stay Proceedings
• 2023-10-23: Defendants’ Motion to Stay Proceedings
• 2023-3-1: Plaintiffs' Motion for Summary Judgment
• 2022-12-13: Plaintiffs’ Memorandum in Support of Article III Standing
• 2022-12-13: Defendant Kimberly M. Foxx’s Answer to Plaintiffs’ Complaint
• 2022-12-13: Defendants’ Answer and Affirmative Defenses to Plaintiffs’ Complaint
• 2022-9-20: Complaint

News Releases:

• 2024-8-30: Judge Rules Illinois Transportation Carry Ban Unconstitutional As Applied to Plaintiffs in FPC-Backed Federal Lawsuit
• 2024-1-30: Motion for Injunction Filed in FPC-Backed Lawsuit Challenging Illinois Public Transportation Carry Ban
• 2022-9-22: Illinois Public Transportation Carry Ban Challenged in New FPC-backed Lawsuit